Volume 2.12 | Apr 2

Childhood Virus May Increase Type 1 Diabetes Risk
The most common cause of severe diarrhea in children, the rotavirus infection, has been shown to accelerate the development of type 1 diabetes in mice, according to new research. The study explored the ways the rotavirus infection contributes to autoimmune disease in mice, and researchers believe the breakthrough could be relevant to human infection with rotavirus. [Press release from the University of Melbourne discussing online prepublication in PLoS Pathogens]Press Release|Full Article